Their styles clash on the pitch, but also behind the scenes: PSG and Arsenal do not have the same financial model or the same infrastructure, while having a similar training policy.

Owner: State or businessman

Since 2011, Qatar, through the Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) fund and its president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, has owned PSG. In total, the state has officially invested €1.4 billion in the Parisian project via QSI.

The club's valuation increased from €70 million in 2011 to €4.2 billion in December 2023, following the sale of a stake to the American investment fund Arctos. QSI also owns the Belgian club KAS Eupen (second division) as well as the World Padel Tour and is forging partnerships across the board to strengthen the PSG brand.

American billionaire Stan Kroenke (78), a successful property developer, has also owned Arsenal since April 2011. He took full control of the club in 2018 and co-chairs it with his son, Josh Kroenke.

This discreet septuagenarian, passionate about sports and impervious to the dictates of immediate results, has built an empire called Kroenke Sports & Entertainment which includes, in addition to Arsenal, franchises in basketball (Denver Nuggets), American football (Los Angeles Rams), ice hockey (Colorado Avalanche) and baseball (Colorado Rapids).

Capital or budget

With a budget of around 600 million euros, the club with the cannon invested massively last summer to recruit Viktor Gyökeres, Eberechi Eze, Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke and Cristhian Mosquera (in addition to Kepa, Hincapie, Norgaard).

In Paris, the budget is estimated at 880 million euros, which places the club among the richest in the world.

While PSG has scaled back its women's section, Arsenal has made it a priority and its team is currently one of the best in Europe, after winning the Women's Champions League last year (semi-final this season).

- Sports management

In 2025, Arsenal entrusted the sporting direction to Andrea Berta, who had been Diego Simeone's right-hand man at Atlético Madrid for twelve years. The 54-year-old Italian is highly regarded in the transfer market.

This banker by training pushed for the arrival of Gyökeres, at the expense of the Slovenian Benjamin Sesko, and he convinced Arteta to recruit the defender Cristhian Mosquera (21 years old), one of the good signings of last summer, from Valencia.

In Paris, Luis Campos, the 61-year-old sporting advisor, is also a highly respected figure in the industry and a leading expert in recruitment. Last year, the Portuguese, who previously worked at Real Madrid, Monaco, and Lille, had his contract extended until 2030, with an even broader scope of responsibilities.

He is the one in charge of PSG's transfer dealings, working closely with coach Luis Enrique and "NAK". He is responsible for discovering numerous promising young players such as Joao Neves and Willian Pacho.

. Stadium

PSG does not own the Parc des Princes and has felt cramped there since its rise to global prominence. Eager to buy back its historic stadium in order to carry out expansion work, the club was met with a firm rejection from the Paris City Hall at the end of 2022, put off by the proposed price, before falling out with Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the final months of her term. The Parisian club's management has therefore officially begun studies to build a large stadium in Massy or Poissy.

But since Emmanuel Grégoire's election in March, the Paris mayor's office and PSG have resumed dialogue. Does this put the possibility of buying the Parc des Princes back on the table?

Even without owning it, the Parc des Princes brings in a lot of money for the club, with record revenues thanks to matches that are always sold out and VIP programs sold at high prices.

Unlike PSG, Arsenal owns the Emirates, its ultra-modern stadium with more than 60,000 seats, opened in 2006, a stone's throw from the old Highbury (38,400 seats when it closed) in north London.

Match-related revenues (ticketing, merchandising, etc.) reached nearly 177 million euros in 2025.

Training center

In Paris, the training center has become a priority and a showcase for the club since the opening of the immense PSG Campus in 2023, where the youth teams, the women's section and the men's first team meet (from a distance).

Youngsters Warren Zaïre-Emery and Senny Mayulu are the figureheads of this youth development project. Luis Enrique has also given playing time to several other youngsters this season, particularly to cover for injuries. But PSG also regularly sees its academy graduates leave.

Like Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal regularly produces promising young players from its highly regarded academy based in Hale End, northeast London. Star winger Bukayo Saka, who has been with the club since the age of eight, is the epitome of this homegrown excellence. The current squad also includes other former Young Gunners such as Myles Lewis-Skelly (19) and the very young striker Max Dowman (16).